CATARACTS BY LIPID LOWERING DRUGS - 3 DIFFERENT HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS STUDIED IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC RABBITS

被引:6
作者
BEHRENSBAUMANN, W
THIERY, J
机构
[1] UNIV MUNICH,KLINIKUM GROSSHADERN,INST CLIN CHEM,MARCHIONINISTR 15,W-8000 MUNICH 70,GERMANY
[2] UNIV GOTTINGEN,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,W-3400 GOTTINGEN,GERMANY
关键词
CATARACTS; HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; RABBITS;
D O I
10.1007/BF02576252
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
We evaluated the effects of a lipid-lowering drug therapy with simvastatin, lovastatin, and pravastatin on the crystalline lens of the hypercholesterolemic rabbit. A threefold therapeutic dose was administered. Ocular examinations in mydriasis prior to treatment and after 14 and 30 weeks, respectively, were performed, including photographic documentation. Some degree of congenital lens opacities prior to treament was frequently observed. No development of new cataracts could be proved during the study period.
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